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Georgia Woman Dies After Falling From Moving Patrol Car
28-year-old Briana Grier suffered significant injuries July 15 and died July 21 after she fell from a moving patrol car.
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Justice Department Intervenes For Struggling Mississippi Water System
The Justice Department filed a proposal to appoint a third-party manager for the Jackson, Mississippi, water system.
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House To Vote On Anti-Lynching Legislation
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act would classify lynching as a federal hate crime.
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House Passes Legislation To Classify Lynching As A Federal Hate Crime
The House voted 410-4 to approve the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.
Sky News
50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King Speech
50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King Speech
Curated OER
Little Rock Nine
A compelling account of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine students to attend a desegregated school in Arkansas. Stills and video clips illustrate the tumultuous first year at Little Rock High School. Use this video to stir discussion...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
It's December 1, 1955, and a tired African American woman refuses to give up her seat for a white man on a bus in Montgomery. This woman is Rosa Parks. While she wasn't the first person to stay seated despite the current laws, her arrest...
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Teaching American History: Civil Rights in Film: Part 2
Did you know that Rosa Parks was the secretary for the NAACP? Her famous refusal to give up her bus seat was actually a premeditated act designed by the NAACP to draw light the growing civil rights movement. In part two, professor Melani...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 9: Nonviolent Direct Action
On today's podcast we learn about the NAACP and other civil rights organizations and examine nonviolent direct action. This podcast originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 11: Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott
On today's podcast, we discuss Rosa Parks, the NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery bus boycott. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Lift Every Voice and Sing
National Public Radio's Present at the Creation feature considers James Weldon Johnson and his writing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the black national anthem.
iCivics
I Civics: The Naacp Legal Defense Fund
While people protest in the streets, the Legal Defense Fund fights for them in the courts, challenging discriminatory laws in every aspect of life. [1:56]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Naacp
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has played a critical role in improving the lives of African Americans in its battle against all types of racial discrimination.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Crisis and Anti Racist Work: Becoming Helen Keller
Learn about Keller's large donation and letter of support for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1916. Through video, discussion questions, teaching tips, Keller's original letter to the NAACP, and...